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Sanjay Sabnani, CEO of CrowdGather, Inc

Disney has made great strides towards owning the catalog of timeless stories that we humans seem endlessly entertained by. Their recent purchases of Pixar, Marvel, and now Lucasfilm give them a formidable catalog of modern fairytales with which they can complement their existing stash of timeless classics such as Snow White, Beauty & The Beast, Lion King, Jungle Book, and Little Mermaid.

Here are some fan based thoughts.

Pros:

Disney protects and cherishes their franchises for what seems like forever. Their purchase of Lucasfilm should be looked on favorably by fans because it is now almost guaranteed that Star Wars will be passed on to the next generation. I tried to get my kids into the franchise, but how many crappy sequels can you have before you cry "enough!" Disney will sanitize and preserve the best of the Star Wars universe.

Disney has an insane number of options to reboot the franchise, including a TV series. This could be blockbuster if done right, and Disney usually executes well.

By buying Marvel and Star Wars, Disney is appealing to us older folks because maybe the magic of the Little Mermaid wears off after a while for a forty two year old man? (It hasn't for me yet, but it could any minute now). This could be a huge boost for their theme park business.

Tributes and cameos. George Lucas is notoriously restrictive when it comes to licensing deals and allowing for exploitation of the Star Wars universe beyond merchandise. Disney is a cautious owner, but they do not sit still and just milk royalties. They like to weave their franchises into TV shows and their theme parks, but in a classy, non exploitative way.

Princess Leia. I prefer her as a role model for my daughters, instead of the more frou frou princesses.

Cons:

How many stories can Disney own and do good service to?

The Star Wars franchise reputation has suffered because of substandard quality product. This deal will only be insanely profitable if there is a "reboot" to the franchise. Otherwise, it will be a low return on purchase from royalties and merchandise sales.

Disney is not known for handling deeper, darker issues well. With Disney, you have to assume PG 13 for their franchise players, but as an adult, I would like real characters that swear, poop, and fornicate occasionally.

Personally, I enjoy watching Disney's recent deal making. It is very exciting stuff for a book worm like me because they are exploiting the full value of stories by building a catalog that can be exploited over and over again.

Not since the Brothers Grimm has anyone dominated fairy tales so completely.

To put the Disney machine into perspective, we only have to look at what they are doing with their Once Upon a Time TV series. Anyone who wants to understand the power of Disney's ability to retell a story just needs to watch a few episodes of this show. The most recent episode introduced Frankenstein (Marvel) into a narrative that had been primarily fairytales until then. We watch the show with our kids, and it reminds me a lot of the old Disney Sunday night specials on ABC that I used to love. It would be beyond my expectations to expect Disney to toss some Jedi into the mix for the show, but here's to hoping!